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Mabiki : infanticide and population growth in eastern Japan, 1660-1950 /
This is the story of a society reversing deeply-held worldviews and revolutionising its demography. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children, resulting in shrinking villages and dwindling domain headcounts. In eastern Japan, population growth resumed in the nin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Asia--local studies/global themes ;
25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is the story of a society reversing deeply-held worldviews and revolutionising its demography. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children, resulting in shrinking villages and dwindling domain headcounts. In eastern Japan, population growth resumed in the nineteenth century, with fertility rates approaching six children per woman. This reverse fertility transition suggests that the demographic history of the world is more interesting than paradigms of unidirectional change would have us believe, and that the future of fertility and population growth may yet hold many surprises. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520953611 0520953614 1299557295 9781299557291 |